2023 Best Computer Programming Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Programming” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 35 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,313 and $32,424 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the computer programming program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Programming” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Programming
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Programming”.
Top 1 Best Computer Programming Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Programming. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified ’s programming students in 2020-2021.
Red Rocks Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 6,029 students enrolled at Red Rocks Community College, 348 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 281 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,441. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Red Rocks Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Red Rocks Community College]](/colleges/red-rocks-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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